NEON PULSE ARCHIVE

Super Bowl XXXIII first half + halftime (head: Oct 1992 Chicago 66)

Catalog / tape T4

TAPE T43 DISCS107 SPOTS · 106 WATCHABLE

Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C

Disc A · Jan 31, 1999

Broadcast: REUSED TAPE — head: Chicago 66 (WGBO), October 1992 (day after the Quayle-Gore-Stockdale

VP debate, per the WGBO news update with Paige Stevens). Body: **Super Bowl XXXIII on Fox — January 31,

1999** (Broncos-Falcons, Elway's final game), first half + halftime.

Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

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0:00:00Kebrina Kincaid tail - tape head — repeat, not uploaded:23
0:00:22

'Have You Tried Television?' Ad-Sales Pitch (1992)

A station sells its own airtime — reach more people for less money, professionally produced commercial included.

:29
0:00:52

Chicago 66 Promo - Matlock Five Times a Week (1992)

Drama! Conflict! Revelations! Matlock, weeknights at 6 on 66.

:30
0:01:22

Walgreens Halloween Decorations - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Sound-activated Halloween figures for $7.99, candy, and an early pitch for holiday photo greeting cards.

:30

Break 2

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0:04:28Alpine Lace fat-free singles — repeat, not uploaded:11
0:04:39

Ray-Ban Leather Sunglasses - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Ten seconds of leather-accented Ray-Bans, furnished by Bausch & Lomb.

:11

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0:05:05Rush Limbaugh videocassette offer — repeat, not uploaded:14

Break 4

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0:05:55

Hairline Creations 1-800-HAIR-911 - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Chicago hair-loss clinic with the all-time great phone number, out of Arlington Heights.

:25

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0:14:06

Advil Liquid Gels Launch - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The first fast-acting liquid-filled capsule — stronger and faster on tough pain.

:21
0:14:27

Pepsi One 'Taste Life' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The Pepsi One launch campaign — all the taste, one calorie, bigger than the wild blue yonder.

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0:14:59

True Crime Trailer - Clint Eastwood - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Twelve hours to an execution and one reporter who isn't sure — in theaters March 19, 1999.

:27

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0:18:27

Mountain Dew Valet Joyride - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

'Put her in a good spot, okay?' — the valet has other plans, soundtrack included.

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0:18:57

The Corruptor Trailer - Chow Yun-Fat & Mark Wahlberg - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

New Line's NYPD thriller Super Bowl spot — in theaters March 5, 1999.

:30
0:19:27

Pizza Hut Big New Yorker Launch - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Sixteen inches of real New York pizza for $9.99, sold by proud native New Yorkers.

:30
0:20:02

Mystery Dot-Com 'Search' Ad - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

A surreal, nearly wordless search-engine spot from the first dot-com Super Bowl — if you can identify the site, tell us in the comments.

:18
0:20:20

Family Guy Series Premiere Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Fox's original sneak-peek promo for the Family Guy premiere airing right after the game.

:27
0:20:47

Fox Promo - TV Guide Awards Live (1999)

Over one million votes, live tomorrow at 8 on Fox.

:20

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0:34:54

Budweiser Lizards 'We Got Canned' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Louie and Frankie learn the frogs got the boot — 'now how is that supposed to sell beer?'

:30
0:35:24

Apple HAL 9000 Y2K Ad - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

'It was a bug, Dave.' HAL confesses to the millennium bug — only Macintosh was designed to function perfectly. Apple's Super Bowl return.

:60

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0:37:29

The Mummy Trailer - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'When the dust clears, there's still one more score to settle' — Universal's May 7 tentpole.

:33
0:38:02

MasterCard 'Priceless' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Contacts $320, treadmill $800, Wonderbra $26, facelift $3,000 — being happy with who you are, priceless.

:30
0:38:32

Volvo Trucks - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

You don't have to be a trucker to know a great truck when you see one.

:30
0:39:02

Fox Super Post Game Party Promo - Family Guy & Simpsons (1999)

Peter Griffin heckles the promo for his own premiere, then the Simpsons Super Bowl spectacular.

:20

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0:46:27

Budweiser Lizards 'Frogs Walk Into a Bar' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Louie explains why they got fired, complete with the worst frog joke ever told.

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0:46:57

Selsun Blue Picnic - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The number-one-doctor-recommended lineup crashes a hillside picnic.

:18
0:47:15

EDtv & Life Double Trailer - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Universal's two-for-one: Ron Howard's EDtv in March, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence in Life in April.

:58
0:48:13

Pepsi One Stadium Edit - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The second Pepsi One spot of the game — sit back, relax, and enjoy it.

:36
0:48:49TV Guide Awards tease cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:20

Break 10

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0:52:01

Monster.com 'When I Grow Up' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Kids dream of filing all day and clawing their way to middle management — the ad that made Monster.com and defined the dot-com Super Bowl era.

:33

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0:58:25

Visa Check Card British Spies - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

'Dry cleaners wouldn't take a check or a gun, eh Nigel?' — spies discover the Visa Check Card.

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0:59:00

Doritos Smokey Red Barbecue - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Fire in the sky — a loud barbecue launch, umbrellas not included.

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0:59:24

Cadillac Escalade Launch 'Bad to the Bone' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The very first Escalade campaign — 'the Cadillac Escalade is born. Be the Cadillac.'

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0:59:54

King of the Hill Full Monty Teaser - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Hank, Dale, Bill and Boomhauer promise to go the full monty for Super Bowl tickets — Tuesdays 8/7c.

:21

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1:01:37

First Union 'Financial Mountain' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The famously surreal upside-down-city bank ad — or if you prefer, the mountain will come to you.

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1:02:38

Philips 64" HD Home Theater 'Getting Better' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Skip the movies — high-definition home theater, scored to The Beatles' Getting Better.

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1:03:08

King of the Hill Full Monty Payoff Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'Dale? Underpants?' — the streaker gag pays off in an all-new King of the Hill promo.

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1:08:56

7-Up Underground vs. the Soft Drink Syndicate - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Drink what you like, not what you're supposed to like — you must pay, Mr. Squeaky.

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1:09:26

Mailboxes Etc. 'Smallest Business on the Super Bowl' (1999)

Jeremy's Micro Batch Ice Creams — a real small business given a Super Bowl spot.

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1:09:56

Honda Odyssey Lawyers - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Opposing counsel argue cupholders and disappearing third seats — one big happy minivan.

:30

Break 14

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1:12:12

The Matrix Trailer - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is' — the Super Bowl trailer, whatisthematrix.com and all.

:30

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1:24:19

AT&T Personal Network 'This Is You' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Sixty seconds of pagers, carpools and reality checks — one network, one bill.

:60
1:25:19

M&M's Crispy 'It's a Rule' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The Crispy launch gag — you can't eat candy that fell on the floor. Whose rule?

:15
1:25:34

Bud Light Grocery Checkout - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Short on cash at the register, the priorities are clear: 'Paper or plastic?' 'Make it a Bud Light.'

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1:37:29

That '70s Show Promo with The Rock & Ken Shamrock (1999)

WWF guest stars invade Point Place, next Sunday on Fox.

:10
1:37:39

Futurama Series Premiere Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'Bite my shiny metal—' Fox introduces Matt Groening's show a thousand years ahead of its time.

:21
1:38:00

BMW 3 Series - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The E46 3 Series sedan from $26,970, nearly wordless.

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1:38:31

Heineken Fridge - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

A music-only raid on a fully Heineken-stocked refrigerator.

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1:39:00

Ford Escort & ZX2 'You Get Both' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

0.9% financing plus $750 cash back on every Escort and ZX2.

:31
1:39:31

Fox News Promo - Is HDTV Worth the Price? (1999)

A 1999 news tease asking the question of the decade, right after The Simpsons.

:35

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1:43:44

Progressive Insurance with E.T. - Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Ad (1999)

E.T. and the space shuttle set up the halftime show — 'if they insist on making contact, Buzz, I hope they have insurance.'

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1:58:03

MLB on Fox Catcher Cam Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Don't try the catcher cam at home — baseball on Fox, Saturdays this summer.

:09
1:58:12

United Way & NFL 25 Years PSA - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

The Super Bowl thank-you for a quarter century of the NFL carrying the United Way.

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1:58:42TV Guide Awards 10s cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:10
1:58:52

Fox Promo - Opening the Lost Tombs Live (1999)

A tomb sealed for 5,000 years, opened live by satellite March 2 — peak stunt-TV Fox.

:20

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1:59:27MasterCard Priceless repeat — repeat, not uploaded:32

Disc B · Jan 31, 1999

Broadcast: Super Bowl XXXIII on Fox (WFLD Chicago — confirmed by local news teases), January 31, 1999.

Second half + postgame; tape tail runs into Clinton impeachment Senate-trial coverage (early Feb 1999).

- 0:00:00 · 7s · Volkswagen Jetta 'everything just comes together' - tail only, tape head [PARTIAL]

Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

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0:00:07

Prudential Global Investing - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Where in the world should you be investing? Prudential's global-research pitch.

:35
0:00:41

Dodge Neon Clearance - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Fun in the fast lane — $1,500 cash allowance or 1.9% during the Neon clearance.

:30

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0:13:10

Bud Light 'Creepy Mouse with the Goggles' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The goggled mouse is back in the apartment — can I hang here? Make it a Bud Light.

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0:13:36

Mitsubishi Montero Sport 'Car Racer' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

I used to be a car racer — wow. Drive Mitsubishi Montero Sport.

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0:14:10

HotJobs.com 'What Are You Doing This Weekend?' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

HotJobs bet the company on this Super Bowl spot — thousands of jobs at Yahoo, eBay and Oracle. Bingo.

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0:18:22

American Express 'Ta-Ta Tinseltown' Wilderness - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

A sitcom star trades Hollywood for the wilderness — and a wolf — in AmEx's 60-second story spot.

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0:19:22

WWF 'Good Ol' Family Entertainment' Satire - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The Attitude-era WWF deadpans its way through 'we never use sex to enhance our image' while the footage says otherwise. WWF.com. Get it?

WWF not on YouTube yet
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0:19:52

The PJs Series Premiere Promo - Eddie Murphy - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'Whitney Houston, we have a problem' — Eddie Murphy's claymation series lands Tuesday after King of the Hill.

:20

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0:23:27

The Hartford 'Possibilities' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Great-aunt Edna gets flattened and The Hartford suggests annuities — whatever life brings, bring it on.

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0:24:04

FedEx 'Be Absolutely Sure' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Next time, send it FedEx and be absolutely sure.

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0:24:34

Austin Powers 2 Trailer Star Wars Fake-Out - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'If you see only one movie this summer, see Star Wars. But if you see two…' — the legendary Spy Who Shagged Me reveal, June 11.

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0:25:04

That '70s Show WWF Promo 20s - The Rock & Ken Shamrock (1999)

The longer edit of the WWF crossover promo — 'they dwarf the competition,' next Sunday after The Simpsons.

:16

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0:31:42

Family Guy Promo - Stewie 'Kill You All' - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'I've decided to kill you all in an excruciating manner' — a third distinct premiere-night Stewie promo.

:11
0:31:52

Lexus RX 300 Winter - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial (Chicago)

220 horsepower and four-wheel drive against a Chicago winter, from your Chicago-area Lexus dealer.

:30
0:32:22

MasterCard Priceless 'Pubs in Ireland' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Plane, train and pints to finally understand where your mother was coming from — priceless. The Platinum edit.

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0:32:50

Amica Insurance - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Character-driven claims service — 1-800-24-AMICA, the people you want around just in case.

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0:36:25

Michelob Light 'Traded for Beer' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Coach trades a player for a case of Michelob Light — and the sack leader might fetch two.

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0:36:55

Siebel Systems Enterprise Software - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

A B2B enterprise-software ad on the Super Bowl — peak 1999. Sales, marketing, customer service.

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0:37:25

Land Rover Discovery Series II 'Is Jason There?' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The surprisingly new Discovery Series II — the biggest news from Land Rover in years.

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0:39:04

Blockbuster Trip-a-Day Giveaway - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Trips to film festivals and MGM premieres, 50 million instant-win game pieces.

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0:39:34

Pepcid AC Chewables Detective - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

A detective cracks the case of the missing wife via an individually wrapped Pepcid AC chewable.

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0:44:02

Yellow Pages with Jon Lovitz - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Jon Lovitz gets bumped from every talk show while promoting a book that's just the Yellow Pages — 'it's about ideas.'

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0:44:33

Oldsmobile 'Start Something' Silent Anthem - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

A wordless 60-second brand anthem for the new Oldsmobile — start something.

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0:47:59

Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales Heritage - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

August Busch tells how Prohibition nearly broke the company — and how the first eight-horse hitch of Clydesdales celebrated its end.

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0:48:28Blockbuster trip-a-day giveaway — repeat, not uploaded:26
0:48:55

Family Guy Promo - Stewie 'Meet My Demands' - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Nuclear arms, animal crackers, and new giraffes — Stewie's demands ahead of the premiere.

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0:49:18

Futurama Promo 'Can I Do the Countdown' - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

A second distinct Futurama tease from premiere season.

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0:51:17Monster.com When I Grow Up cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:27
0:51:44

Parents Anti-Drinking PSA 'Get Into Your Kid's Head' (1999)

Kids say parents have more influence than anyone else — believe it or not, he'll make room for you.

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0:55:12

NFL Players 'Thank You Fans' - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Players fan out to grocery stores and driveways to thank fans one at a time.

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0:56:13

The X-Files 'Full Disclosure' Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

Who is the cigarette-smoking man? Five years of questions, two Sundays of answers.

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0:56:29

Ally McBeal 'I Love the Cappuccinos' Promo (1999)

The madness, the energy — but most of all, the cappuccinos. Mondays on Fox.

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Break 12

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1:18:04

First Union 'Financial World Chaos' Long Edit - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

The second surreal First Union mountain epic — nine thousand companies, ten thousand mutual funds, one mountain.

:60

Break 13

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1:28:54

7-Up Underground 'Coach Miller' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

No thanks, Coach — Billy's an Un. The second Underground edit of the game.

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1:29:24

Alamo 'Drive Happy' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

$99 a week in Florida, set to Don't Worry Be Happy — call 1-800-GO-ALAMO.

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1:29:55

8MM Trailer - Nicolas Cage - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)

'Now the film is real' — Joel Schumacher's thriller, in theaters February 26.

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1:30:24

Maalox Quick Dissolve 'Shabam' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

A whole new kind of calcium antacid — it dissolves in your mouth, just like shabam.

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1:30:54Family Guy premiere promo 15s cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:15
1:31:15

Acura RL 'Both Sides' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Elegant side, assertive side — the new RL protects both, from $41,900.

:30

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1:43:35

Pontiac Grand Prix 'Wider Is Better' Ice Boats - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

Minnesota ice-boaters learned the hard way — you betcha. Wide Track cornering from Pontiac.

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1:44:06

Wendy's Monterey Ranch Chicken - Dave Thomas - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Dave Thomas presides over the return of the Monterey Ranch Chicken sandwich.

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1:44:36

Snickers Hospital Charades - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)

'Not going anywhere for a while?' A full-body cast, a game of charades, and a Snickers.

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1:45:06

Publishers Clearing House $10 Million Winner - Super Bowl Sunday 1999 Commercial

No $31 million winner — so the Prize Patrol surprises Beverly with $10 million on Super Bowl Sunday.

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1:45:39

NFL Super Bowl XXXIII Highlight Video & Merch Offer (1999)

The same-night direct-response pitch: highlight video, commemorative book, locker-room hat and tee.

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1:46:08

Fox Super Post Game Party Promo 'Clock Won't Flush' (1999)

One more premiere-night party promo — Stewie's birthday is going to suck.

:20

Disc C · Feb 1999 / Nov 6, 1986

Broadcast: TWO-LAYER TAPE. 1999 layer (0:00-1:30:30): Fox News Channel / CNN cable coverage of the

Clinton impeachment trial, early February 1999. 1986 under-layer (1:30:35-end): NBC5 (WMAQ Chicago)

Thursday night, November 6, 1986 (Night Court + Cheers; dated by the Something Wild trailer's

'starts Friday, November 7th'). Layer seam ~1:30:30 (gray/static frame).

Quality: 1999 layer clean; 1986 layer soft/snowy but viewable throughout (graded per clip).

VO-over-credits (folded to show); BMW 535i head clipped by a tape glitch (noted in its description).

Watch disc C in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

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0:21:43

DiTech 1-800-71-FIXED Refinance - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Tired of the adjustable-rate game? The dot-com-era mortgage pitch, by phone.

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0:22:14

Tylenol Arthritis Extended Relief Barber - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

A barber's trusted hands aren't slowed by arthritis — lasts twice as long as aspirin.

:31

Break 2

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0:54:32

Prudential Securities 'We Produce Advice' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Analysts upgrade, downgrade and dig behind the scenes in Prudential's research pitch.

:40
0:55:12

Lever 2000 'All Your 2000 Parts' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

The touchable clean — deodorant strength plus moisturizers for all your 2,000 parts.

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0:55:42

Craftsman RoboGrip Pliers with Bob Vila - 2-Minute Ad (1999)

Bob Vila's full two-minute direct-response pitch for the best-selling single tool in Sears history — 3-pack for $49.99, guaranteed forever.

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1:36:58

Something Wild Trailer - Melanie Griffith & Jeff Daniels (1986)

Jonathan Demme's 'something different, something daring, something dangerous' — opening November 7, 1986. This trailer dates the broadcast to the night before.

:35
1:37:33

Burger King vs. McDLT Comparison - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial

Burger-war artifact: flame broiling against frying, a Whopper fixed your way against the McDLT — 'this is a burger.'

:30
1:38:03

NBC Saturday Lineup Promo - Facts of Life, 227, Golden Girls, Amen (1986)

One promo, four sitcoms — a Facts of Life reunion, 227, Golden Girls and Amen.

:20
1:38:23

NBC Promo - Perry Mason 'Murder on Live TV' (1986)

Raymond Burr returns — would you kill someone in front of 40 million people?

:20

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1:49:43

Dodge Dakota Launch 'First True Midsize Pickup' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial

The original Dakota introduction — cross into Dakota territory, the new state of the American truck.

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1:50:14

Duracell vs. Kodak Supralife - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial

Outlasts Kodak's battery by up to 20% — we just can't help crowing about it.

:15

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1:50:33

Wendy's Big Classic 'This Is Not a Whopper' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial

Wendy's fires its own shot in the burger wars with the new Big Classic.

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1:51:04

BMW 535i 'Ultimate Driving Machine' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial (Chicago)

The E28 535i — agile suspension, computer-controlled engine, anti-lock brakes — from your Chicago-area BMW dealers. The ad joins in progress: a tape glitch on the 1986 layer clipped its opening seconds.

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1:51:27

NBC5 Promo - John Coleman Weather (1986)

Channel 5's John Coleman goes where the weather is — from hurricanes to neighborhood corners. The beat of Chicago.

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1:54:25

Stouffer's Fettuccine Alfredo 'Dakota Durum' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial

North Dakota wheat, slowly milled semolina, homemade pasta al dente — a full minute of 1986 food romance.

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1:54:55

Kodak Kodacolor VRG Film Launch - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial

Train platforms, fruit markets and theater aisles rendered in 'the most accurate, realistic color in print film' — new Kodacolor VRG.

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